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The idea that heart attack pain originates in the chest is obvious—that's where your ticker is, after all. ... "I had substantial pain in my bicep and tricep area. It was a really uncomfortable ...
Dr. Jean adds that other heart attack symptoms include pain in the shoulder, arm, neck, jaw, back and stomach. "People may also experience nausea or vomiting, heartburn, dizziness, sweating ...
Bruit, also called vascular murmur, [3] is the abnormal sound generated by turbulent flow of blood in an artery due to either an area of partial obstruction or a localized high rate of blood flow through an unobstructed artery. [4]
The aortic area, pulmonic area, tricuspid area and mitral area are areas on the surface of the chest where the heart is auscultated. [6] Heart sounds result from reverberation within the blood associated with the sudden block of flow reversal by the valves closing.
Pain radiates most often to the left arm, but may also radiate to the lower jaw, neck, right arm, back, and upper abdomen. [28] [29] The pain most suggestive of an acute MI, with the highest likelihood ratio, is pain radiating to the right arm and shoulder. [30] [29] Similarly, chest pain similar to a previous heart attack is also suggestive. [31]
“The most common symptom of a heart attack for women is chest pain or pressure,” explains Dr. Anderson. “But 40% of women having a heart attack will not experience chest pain.
Levine's sign is a clenched fist held over the chest to describe ischemic chest pain. [1]It is named for Samuel A. Levine (1891–1966), an influential American cardiologist, who first observed that many patients with chest pain made this same sign to describe their symptoms.
Dr. Segal explains that pain or discomfort in areas such as the jaw, neck, back or arms is a sign of a “mini heart attack” that many people miss. “The pain might not always feel like chest ...